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abortifacient

abor·ti·fa·cient

US/əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

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Origin

First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”).

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